Battery box



H. W. JONES Sept. 27, 1932.

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BATTERY 301:

Application filed June 12, 1930. serial m. 400,753.

This invention. pertains to battery boxes and riveted to a sheet metal conductor 23 exin general and in particular to' a battery tending around under the insulating sheet box having polarity determining clips for 16 and then up to the contact 22 at the other holding individual battery cells and for end of the clip B. The central portion 24 of connecting such cells in a circuit in series each upturned end 19 is bent inward beyond 55 aiding position regardless of the relative pthe inner face of contact 22 so that when a sition of the cells in the clips. battery cell is inserted in the clip the flat e polarity determining contact clips of bottom will make connection with the inthe present invention are an improvement on turned portions 24 at one end of the clip and those disclosed by L. J. Voorheesin patent the central-carbon electrode of the cell will application bearing Serial Number 277,837, make connection with contact 22 at the other and the chief object is to provide improved end of the clip regardless of which end of clips of this general type that are less likely the cell is placed toward a certain end of the to short circuit the battery cells inserted clip. As contacts 24 are represented at each therein; Other aims, objects, and novel feaend of the clip, and those at one end of the 65 tures, will be apparent from the following clip are electrically connected to those at the description and the accompanying illustraother. end it follows that the bottom of the tion, in which: cell or negative electrode will always make Fig. 1 is a top view of my improved battery connection with the inturned portions 24. box with the coverin open position to show Also, as a contact22 isprovided at each end 7 the cell clips; of each clip B, and as they are electrically Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same along connected, it follows that they will always line 2-2 of Fig. 1; make connection with the central carbon or Fig. 3 is the top view of an isolated clip positive electrode of the cell.

'- Contacts 24 ofrclip B1 are electrically 75 Fig. 4 is a side view of the same. connected to contacts 22 of clip B2 by con- The preferred form of the invention shown ductor 25, and contacts 24 of clip B--2 are in the accompanying drawing comprises a electrically connected to contacts 22 of clip casing A having complementary portions B3 by conductor 26. Electric current is led and 11 joined at one end by a hinge 12, and from the battery box by terminals 27 and 28 .80 resiliently held together at the other end by carried byan insulator 29 that is attached to springs 13 and 14 carried by section 11 so the lower portion 11 of the casing A by rivthe outer endsthereof snap over the interior ets 30. Terminal 27 is connected to the conlugs 15 on section 10. ductor 23 of clip B1 by a metal strip 31,

Within the casing A three cell clips B are, and terminal 28 is electrically connected to carried by a sheet 16 of insulating material body 18 of clip B3 by sheet metal conduc such as Oeleron that is attached to the lower tors'32 and 33., Conductors 25, 26, 31, 32 and portion 11 of the casing A by rivets 17. 33, lie on the under side of the insulation 16 Each cell clip B comprises a suitably and are mechanically held'in place and elecformed sheet 18 0f flexible metal having uptrically connected to their respective conducturned ends 19 suitably spaced to receive a tors above the insulation by rivets 34. A thin battery cell therebetween. The central porsheet of insul tingmaterial 35 such as paper 1 tion of each upturned end 19 is provided with is interposed etween these conductors and an opening therein over the outside of which the lower section 11 .of casing A to prevent a support 20 of insulating material such as electrical contact therebetween.

in the upturned end 19 so one ear surrounds clips B are relatively positioned and areach edge of the sheet 20. Carried by each ranged so a battery cell is electrically conof the sheets 20 is a contact 22 having a body nected in circuit in a predetermined polarity or stem extending through the insulation 20 regardless of which end of the cell is toward one end of the clip. The spaced contacts 24 are represented at each end of the clip and those at one ed are electrically connected with those at the other end. Also, contact 22 is represented at each end of the clip and they are also electrically connected. Each contact 22 is located between two contacts 24 at one end of the clip, and contat 22 is positioned back of the contacts 24 so the fiat bottom of a battery cell makes connection only wit contacts 24 and the protruding central elec- A which way I tery cell clipsadapted for trode of a battery cell makes connection only with contact 22. Therefore, regardless of the electrical connection between the cell and the clip will be made between the bottom of the cell and contacts 24 at one end of the clip, andthe central electrode of the cell and contact 22 at the other end of the clip. In view of these facts itfollows that by connecting the clips as already described the battery cells inserted therein will be connected in circuit in series aiding position regardless of the relative position of any cell in its respective With a battery cell in each of the clips B the electrical circuit through the battery box A is from terminal 27 through conductor 31, rivet 34, conductor 23 of clip B1, contact 22 of clip B-1, the cell in clip 13-:1, contacts 24 of clip B--1, rivet 34, conductor 25, rivet 34, conductor 23 of clip B-2, contact 22 of clip B--2, the cell in tacts 24 of clip B-2, rivet 34, conductor 26, rivet 34, conductor 23 of clip B3,-contact 22 of clip B-3, the cell in clip B-3, contacts 24 of clip ductor 33, and conductor 32, to terminal 28.

It is understood that various changes in the form and arrangement of the component parts may be made, and equivalent materials may be substituted for those specified, without departin from the scope of tion or sacri under. a

I claim: 1. In a battery box; a plurality 'of hotolding a plural ity of cells and connecting them in clrcuit; each of said clips having upturned ends adapted to receive a battery cell therebetween; each ofisaid upturned ends having an opening therein thereof adapted for-making connection with ing;

position; and means the negative terminal of said cell when the cell is inserted in said clip in one position; an insulating member carried by said upturned end and extending across said opena contact carried by said insulating member in said opening outside of said negative contacts and adapted to make contact with the positive terminal of said cell when the cell is inserted in said clipin another for electrically connecth ber held to the outside of said end y ears; a contact carried by a battery cell is inserted in a clip 13-3, rivet 34, conthe invencing any of the rights there-.

and a contact at each side mg each contact at one end of each clip with a like contact at the other end thereof. 2. In a battery box; a plurality of battery cell clips; each of said clips having upturned ends adapted for receivlng a battery cell therebetween; each of said upturned ends having an opening therein, an inwardly bent contact at each side thereof, and two ears on the outside thereof; an insulatin memsaid said insulating member in said opening outside of said firstmentioned contacts; means for electrically connecting each contact at one end of each clip with a like contact at the other end thereof; and means for electrically connecting the clips in series. I

In'testimony whereof, I aflix my signature. HOMER W. JONES. 

